Tuesday 25 March 2014

Home Pharmacy

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5 Principles of Selecting Healthy Produce:

See what you see.  Really look at the vegetable or fruit.
If it looks tired, bruised or unhealthy don’t buy it.
Don’t purchase fruits or vegetables that have small holes or look unwell in any way.
Purchase fruits and vegetables that have vibrant colors and are healthy and alive looking.
Shop organic whenever possible.

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C..

Chronic Cough

Cumin Seed Powder (1/2 spn) + Coriander Powder (1/2 spn) + Fennel Seed Powder (1/4 spn) + Dry Ginger Powder (1/2 spn) + Black Pepper Powder (1/2 spn) + Cinnamon Powder (1/2 spn) + Aesofetida (a Pinch) .. Mix everything in Desi ghee for dry cough , otherwise in honey and make a paste..Take 1/4 spn of this paste every 5 hourly.

This paste (in honey) is even good for laziness and mental irritation.

Crones / Ulcerative Colitis 

Fresh home made curd (1/4 cup) + Dry Ginger(Saunth) powder (1/4 spn)  +  Coriander Powder (1 spn)+ salt .. Take this mixture 3 times a day before food.



D..

De-Worming 

Ground Papaya Seeds (1spn) + Sugar (1/2 Spn) + Little bit Cardamon ..Make small balls out of this mixture and eat for 4-5 days empty stomach.

Dry Cough

Take raw turmeric juice (1/2spn ) + ghee (1 spn) + powdered jaggery (shukkur ) (1 tps) ..Mix them together and make small balls..and keep in mouth during cough. In acute case the cough will subside wiyhin few hours and in old dry cough it may take up to 3-4 days.

Home made butter/white butter (1spn) +  powdered jaggery (shukkur/mishri) (1tps).. Keep Half spoon of it in mouth during cough and do not chew.

Dry Cough difficult to expectorate



Take ginger juice (1spn) + Basil ( Tulsi) juice (1spn) + yashti madhu (Licorice) (1spn) + honey (1spn)

H..

Hoarseness of Voice

Castor Oil (1-2 spn) + Dry Ginger powder / Saunth (1-2 pintch)..Take every night before sleeping.

M..

Marks on face

Papaya pulp + White Sandal Wood powder ..apply this paste for 5 min. every day till dry

N..

Nervousness and Depression and Palpitation

Arjun powder (1 spn) + Black Pepper (1/4 spn) + Jaggery (1 spn) + Basil (Tulsi) seeds (1spn) .. Take this mixture three times a day.



T..

Teeth Protection for Children

Take black pepper powder (1/2 tsp) + mix in rose water (2-3 spn)  + raw turmeric juice (1/4 tps) + black salt(1/2 tps) ..Apply this mixture on teeth every morning and then do gargles....

Tooth Ache
Take turmeric powder (1spn ) + black pepper (1/2 spn) + salt (1/4 spn) + clove powder (1/2 tps).. Apply on the paining tooth and leave for an hour.


S..

Sty / Stye

Take a gold ring and rub the stye with the gold ring a few times everyday. It will stop the pain and the sty will go away.

Sty / Stye on eyes

Wet tea bags in warm water and place them on the eyes for 8-10 minutes. Do this several times a day. This shrinks the sty to half its size because of the tannic acid present in tea.

V..

Vaginal Dryness
Ghee (1/2 spn) + hot water .. Take early morning empty stomach